[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7232 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7232
To direct the Secretary of State to revoke the visas of students who
have engaged in antisemitic activities, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 5, 2024
Ms. Malliotakis introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To direct the Secretary of State to revoke the visas of students who
have engaged in antisemitic activities, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``No Visas for Anti-Semitic Students
Act''.
SEC. 2. REVOCATION OF VISAS OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE ENGAGED IN ANTISEMITIC
ACTIVITIES.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall revoke the visa of
any alien who, on the date of enactment of this Act--
(1) is in possession of a valid unexpired visa under
section 101(a)(15)(F) or (M) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)(a)(15)); and
(2) is or has been a member of an antisemitic organization,
or has made public antisemitic statements.
(b) Definition.--In this section, the term ``antisemitism''--
(1) means a certain perception of Jews, which may be
expressed as hatred toward Jews; and
(2) includes rhetorical and physical manifestations of
antisemitism directed toward--
(A) Jewish or non-Jewish individuals or their
property;
(B) Jewish community institutions; and
(C) religious facilities.
SEC. 3. TERMS OF NONIMMIGRANT STATUS FOR STUDENTS.
Section 214 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(s)(1) An alien may not be accorded status as a nonimmigrant
under section 101(a)(15)(F) or (M) if the alien is or has been a member
of an antisemitic organization, or has made public antisemitic
statements.
``(2) An alien who obtains the status of a nonimmigrant under
section 101(a)(15)(F) or (M) and engages in any activity described in
paragraph (1) shall be considered to have violated such status, and the
alien's visa under such section 1101(a)(15)(F) or (M) shall be void.
``(3) In this subsection, the term `antisemitism'--
``(A) means a certain perception of Jews, which may be
expressed as hatred toward Jews; and
``(B) includes rhetorical and physical manifestations of
antisemitism directed toward--
``(i) Jewish or non-Jewish individuals or their
property;
``(ii) Jewish community institutions; and
``(iii) religious facilities.''.
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